Monday, October 09, 2006

I Nintendo-ed my video card

I just bought a new video game for Bridget, but every time it would start, the computer would lock up during the intro video. I messed around, trying to figure out if this was a problem with the processor possibly overheating, whether the video card was acting up, or the motherboard was dying. I ran some diagnostic tests, but that showed me almost nothing.

So, finally, I took out the video card and blew on the fan, releasing the months of dust stored inside.

Ta-da! Working video game.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That reminds me, I need to de-dustify my computer soon too.

Bridget said...

I miss those Nintendos. Thanks for the game!